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Álvaro Barbalho Uchôa Cavalcanti

Brazilian judge and politician

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Álvaro Barbalho Uchôa Cavalcanti (2 April 1818 – 19 December 1889) was a Brazilian judge and politician who served as a senator in the Empire of Brazil from 1871 to 1889.

Biography

Born in Sirinhaém, Brazil, he graduated from the Faculdade de Olinda in 1838 and joined the magistracy on 26 September 1839. A member of the Conservative Party, he alternated between being deputy in the Provincial Assembly and serving in the Chamber of Deputies. He was selected as a senator on 4 April 1872. He was a member of the Historical and Geographical Institute of Rio de Janeiro (pt), a knight of the Order of Christ, and an official of the Order of the Rose.

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